Families and Friends
Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 12:58AM Thank you for your comments yesterday if support, it was great to see. Sometimes we have people in life that are around us, and support us unconditionally and these are not always family.
Having Sue here for a few weeks has made me look at my friends. I have known her for about 20 years (Am I that old!!!) and it's incredible how you pick up from where you left off. As we have been talking about life, I have seen how friends can be your family. Some people don't have blood family, either through choice or a passing, and they have developed friends who are like family. People they can always turn to and who will always be there.
Others have blood ties and they are friends as well as family.. it's interesting to see. But who ever your connection is, it's important to know that they are there for you through thick and thin. They believe in you and know your worth, even when you don't know it yourself!
They will stand by you and understand your problems, they will support you through life. I have friends who are like that. I have a bubble of a few people who are like that, and they have supported me through the tough times and Sue is actually one of them. We have been through so much together, just like Janey and I have.
Sue is a remarkable woman, she is a successful business woman, who runs a holiday company for people with disabilities in Spain. Supportedholidays.co.uk and has many clients all over the world. She provides 24 hour care for them, and entertains them constantly... but if you were in her company, like I have for the last few weeks she would entertain you also... I have not stopped laughing! I am so proud of her and what she has achieve in her life, she really is a success story!
She leaves tomorrow and its sad to see her go, but I know that she will be back probably next year... this time with an empty suitcase, as she has had to buy a new one to take back all the clothes that she bought while she was here!
So think of those who mean something to you, and know that you are loved by someone. It may not be blood family, but you have a family of friends who are there for you.
Hugs and love
Lisa xx
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You have done it again Lisa. Every time l seem to be going through something you blog it that week.l was only saying to my girlfriends that they are my family. l don't have a relationship with my mum ,my dad has had a stroke(we were close) and my sister has a mental illness and my younger brother lives with me and my family. When you are going through hard times and you have a moment of l wish my mum was slightly normal and our family functional,my friends step in and guide me. l love them for everything that they are and everything that they do,they are my family. Major transitions going on for many at the moment.Out with the negative and in with the positive.Hugs and Kisses Rach xxxooo
Agree totally..Who ever we love can be our family.... luv Stace
Great post, Lisa and ditto to everything you said so elequently.
Your so right.. I have noticed living overseas that friends have become my family. Friends when money is tight, your unwell and relationships fall apart.. if you get through that and someone still thinks the world of you, you know that it will live. I have a few girlfriends I can think of and my life was made just to have them in it. It really was. You Lisa always say things that are so easy to relate to, I love your blogs. Thank you for sharing about your friendship. I am so glad you have that with your peeps too :)
Love is a many splendorous thing, no matter where you find it. Friends are the flowers in the bouquet of life that we pick. Wonderful blog, Lisa.
peace...deb t/illinois
Having lost so much of my family recently I know just how true that is!!!
Hi Lisa
I've done a little research based on the viewings of a popular video to see where Lisa Williams fans are located around the world. Country-wise they are most concentrated in the following countries:-
Algeria
Australia
Belgium
Cyprus
Norway
Israel
Saudi Arabia
UK
USA
In the USA fans are mostly concentrated in:-
California
New York State
Texas
Regards,
PSVC2
XXX
(Liverpool, UK)
Hi Lisa,
I have been fortunate to have found a lot of supportive people; especially through your Extended Family! They pick me up when I am down, and provide lots of encouragement.
I am sure that since you have acheived some fame, it is hard to know who is really a friend, so it become important to keep those friends from the past who knew and accepted you when you were just starting out. Feeling comfortable with old friends and sharing memories is familiar and cozy.
Have a lovely,warm time with friends and family!
Take care!
Hugs and love,
Cheryl
Hi Lisa!
Just found your blog - throug a group on Facebook. I will absolutely come back her for more - let's call it - wisdom :o)
I am from a small place called Løkken Verk in Norway - and I am a great fan of your tv-show. You seem to be a really positive person - and in a strange way - you seem very familiar to me. Probably becase I have seen you in those tv-shows :o)
I totally agree with all you write about friends and family - but at the same time it makes me realize that I have a few phonecalls to make :o)
Wish you all the best - please continue with all your good work and this lovely blog.
Toril
Hi Lisa,
YOU ALWAYS hit so close to home, I have family who run real cold with me all related to a trama I suffered in 1997, not any of my fault but they held so much not only with me but otheres in my family because they supported me. The accident was so horrific I can't even write about it and somehow I can't help but feel you might know. Anyway PTSS is a silent enemy that can creep up without a moments notice and it's effects are so painful. I often wonder why it comsumes so much, I feel grateful for the physical recovery but the mind can be so complex especially when you limit yourself because of fear. Your book has helped me as has all that has come to me since meeting you. Lisa, you are right you have to surrond yourselves with positive relationships that support you in llife. Having recoverd and lived throug h 2 lifethreating trama's I know firsthand that the bottom can drop out without a moments notice. With that being said the more positive friends, family relationships in your life really are all you need, the otheres just drain you of positive energy. It is hard when you don't have the best in family relationships but sometimes it's just out of your control. Thanks for the reasurrance with all of your inspiration. Love, Terry
Sue sounds like a UNIQUE and AWESOME lady who has her priorities straight.
I find it hard to find friends like that. But I will keep on looking!! LOL
GLAD U GOT HER LISA... LOVE 2 u.
Friends and family are very important to me. Right now my friends are supporting me by praying for my daughter who was just diagnosed stage 3 cervical cancer. It's funny because we just saw you in Reno on Saturday and took pics with you and everything. Anyway, it's good to feel the love and support of family and friends at a time like this. Please say a prayer for her, she's only 25
Praying for safe travel back home for Sue....it's so hard to say goodbye, but sounds like you both had tons of fun this visit!! Sending soft hugs to you Lisa, my friend :)
Hi my love, Again thanks for the lovely blog. You are so right about family and friends. I have no real family to speak of. Growing up my mother hated me and blamed me for everything. My father was just there. My one sister and three brothers that are left, I really do not communicate with them at all. So you see , my love, that to me my friends mean more to me then family. I have made more friends here on your site then I have anywhere else. Yes, to have someone close where you csn be yourself and let your "Hair" down is much needed in order to survive.
Your friends seem to be wonderful people. The young woman who was helping Jonesy with the sales Sunday night had a british accent. My first thought was I wonder if that was Sue. So, my dear was it!?
You my dear friend is the most wonderful friend that anyone could have! I am thrilled to have you in my life. Just know that if there is anything you need all you have to do is pick up the phone. And I mean that my friend. You have so many people that know and love you, you are never alone. I for one csn vouche for that.
Love ya lots my friend,
Mary
Lisa, you are blessed with so many friends and that is so cool! But who would not want to be your friend????? I feel like we are friends even though I hardly see you but I connect so much with all you say and love your enthusiasm and endearing ways!
Love & Hugs, Judi :)
great post
This is for Kim DelaPaz,
Oh my God, Kim I am so sorry to hear about your daughter who is way to young to have cervical cancer at the age of 25.
I lost my daughter Dawn at he age of 28 two years ago to cervical cancer! She had it for 14 months before passing. You can be assured that she and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.. If here is anything you need please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Love, Mary
Lisa dear, I've got friends who are close but are not family. It is my school teacher who supported him said to me that I was important and I gave him my concerns and he always found a way to give me a bit of force and there is my neighbor who loves me she sends me a lot of love by telepathy and support me as what can. I will do everything I can to help save them from misery no matter the sacrifice and the challenge I will take and successfully put some love in my heart and close. We are all capable of our light and our true soul power that united us all for us we face horrific challenges of blocking the path we are strong then I would support you no matter the difficulties and remove hatred from your heart out your true love pure and true. Noémie Beauchamp xxx with support, love and light
I agree with you, Lisa!!! Have a Great Day!!!! Much Love <3 <3 <3
Friends are made in heaven and true friends are special indeed. Friends are a blessing. Wishing Sue a safe journey back home, and thanking you for being a true friend to so many of us. Light and Love, Sedie xox
Great post.....success in life is about the friends we have.
Much love,
Cindy/cynthlynn
Dear Lisa,
Your post reminds me of that old saying, "you can't pick your family but you can pick your friends. In my case I choose to pick the family members that really care and leave the others to themselves. I have a very large family but many are not people who I want to be close with. The family I do have the loving connection with are like my friends and they feel the same about me. They are there in the good times and the bad. True friends should be the ones that you just pick up with where you have left off the last time. No questions, no negativity and no criticism. There are so many beautiful and loving people out there and those are the ones that we should spend our loving and positive energy on. Yes, there will be times of disagreement but that is only human and is healthy. Knowing and having the trust that you can leave the hard feelings behind and move forward is the key.
I am so glad that you have the loving friends in your life as it is so important! I am blessed to have you and your LW's Family as an attachment to MY own family and for that I am grateful!
Thank you for such a powerful and moving post!
Be well and be happy!
Love,
Keith
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for this blog. I agree about friends and family. I have the support of my boyfriend, my mother and my grandmother. But I also believe that people can be very mean while they are so called friends. Now I can't trust anyone no more. A lot of people have hurt me so much, that I've build a thick wall around me. I'm too sensitive for the pain that people can cause. Sometimes you get more love from an animal instead of people.
I thank you Lisa for the true friendship that you share with all your fans and your extended family. I love you and your family. I love your work and your TV-shows.
Love and light, Liesbet xxx
So glad you had time with your dear friend Sue. She sounds like such a good Soul.
Much Love & Hugs,
Andrea
Nice post Lisa,
Well, I hope this comment finds you well girl...
I have finally had a moment to sit down and read. It has been quite busy at work with very little down time. bummer :).
To put it in a nutshell, there are two types of people for me personally. Ones that I connect with on a deep level that I can spend hours with laughing and chilling. It does not matter to me if they are blood relatives. If we really think about it, blood, DNA, body, are all just a physical costume that we borrow in this life. What really matters is our soul connections. I am not sure how it works for someone with your gift but for me who is energy sensitive, I need to be around energy that jives with my own or it throws me off balance. There were a few people in my life that appeared to be supportive but their energy was speaking a whole different language and my skin was crawling in a bad way. Of course I went against my intuition and realized that I should have trusted what my gut was telling me. I guess this is how we learn through trial and error. Although I am a bit of a loner, I love when a good energy connection comes into my life. I do connect with lots of people but strong energy connections are definitely a gift from the divine. So when it happens, I certainly do not take it for granted.
As my friend John Lennon sings 'All you Need is Love' :)
Love~n~Peace,
DS